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'I just want to give God the glory' - Dungannon Swifts' Irish Cup winner Gael Bigirimana highlights importance of his faith
The News Letter
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May 3, 2025
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Gael Bigirimana highlighted the power of his faith following a key role in Dungannon Swifts’ historic Irish Cup triumph over Cliftonville. The Swifts won...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
EAC tables USD 109.3 million budget
Number One Citizen Daily
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June 26, 2025
By Yiep Joseph East African Community (EAC) has tabled estimated USD 109.3 for FY 2025/2026 budget. According to EAC secretariate, the budget was presented before the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) during sitting at the regional bloc...
CDF drops Maj Gen James Birungi from Mountain Division Command role
Independent (Uganda)
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June 26, 2025
UPDF picture of Maj Gen James Birungi. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) has removed Maj Gen James Birungi from his position as commander of the Mountain Infantry Division, just two months after his...
Nation and world at a glance
The Vindicator - Ohio
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Oil rises, US stock futures slip as markets react to US strikes NEW YORK — The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran. The price of Brent crude oil, the...
Bujumbura : CNC president surprised by Bonesha FM’s silence following the assault on one of Its journalists
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 30, 2025 – A few days before the World Press Freedom Day, the President of the National Communication Council (CNC), Espérance Ndayizeye, publicly expressed her surprise at Bonesha FM’s silence following the...
Planting hope and achievement in some of Africa’s most hostile refugee camps
New African Magazine
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June 25, 2025
An inspired programme set up in the teeming refugee camps in north Kenya is working with the youth and local communities to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change while acquiring invaluable lifestyle skills. Bamuturaki Musinguzi was...
CECAFA Women Championship goes unnoticed as Simba-Yanga drama holds the nation hostage
Daily News Tanzania
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June 22, 2025
TANZANIA: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all those spiritually held hostage by the never-ending national drama known as Simba vs Yanga… we need to talk. No, not about whether the latest derby will be played in a stadium, a courtroom, or...
This is the Mexican that Pope Leo XIV appointed as the new coordinator for his pastoral trips
Zenit
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June 25, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 06.24.2025).- The Vatican has named a new figure to oversee the complex and symbolic machinery behind papal travel: Monsignor José Nahúm Jairo Salas Castañeda, a Mexican diplomat within the Holy See’s Secretariat of...
Trump’s Quiet War On Black Migrants
NewsOne
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June 24, 2025
Source: Mario Tama / Getty A really close friend of mine, who is Ethiopian, has lived in New York City since she was 16. Now, in her mid-30s, she’s being threatened with deportation after making the city her home for more than half of her life....
Vijay Prashad: How the IMF Underdevelops Africa
Consortium News
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May 27, 2025
After being plundered of both its wealth and people by colonial powers, Africa now faces IMF-imposed austerity, obscene debt and forced underdevelopment. The art in this newsletter was produced by Tricontinental’s art department for its May...
Youssouf Ndayishimiye ruptures ACL in latest injury blow for OGC Nice
Get French Football News
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April 30, 2025
It has been a season of injuries for OGC Nice. An injury crisis threatened to derail Le Gym’s campaign, however, with a whole starting XI out at one point, Franck Haise kept the ship afloat. Not only that, he even has the club challenging for...
US Africa Commander Langley praises KDF for missions to restore regional peace
Citizen TV Kenya
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May 27, 2025
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley during the Citizen TV interview. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General Michael Langley has praised the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for its leadership role in restoring peace...
MF Brings Together 14 1st Ladies
Business Ghana
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Link to Live Stream of Inaugural Session of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative – MFFLI Summit 2025: https://apo-opa.co/3G1Afxo Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th...
The Case Against Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza
The Chronicles
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June 22, 2025
In the dim corners of encrypted chatrooms and behind the façade of ideological book clubs, a silent conspiracy was taking shape—one that aimed to paralyze the Rwandan state without firing a single bullet. From coded discussions about “nonviolent...
Bach's passion speaks anew
The Express Tribune
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June 18, 2025
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach reinvented his famous St John Passion on three occasions, with each version adapted to reflect the spirit of the times. The story, which tells of the Passion of Jesus, is more timely than ever, judging by reworkings...
Cape Town seeks to evict Congolese refugees demanding resettlement in Canada
Zambian Observer
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June 24, 2025
Cape Town seeks to evict refugees demanding resettlement in Canada The City of Cape Town has filed court papers to evict approximately 264 refugees from tented camps in Paint City, Bellville, and Wingfield, Maitland, where they have resided since...
‘You are welcome here’: World Refugee Day draws new Vermonters to celebrate with allies, volunteers
VTDigger - Vermont
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June 23, 2025
Glory Bigirimana, 8, of Burlington enjoys a quick ride atop a giant earth ball under the watchful eyes of volunteers at a World Refugee Day celebration at Leddy Park in Burlington on June 21, 2025. Photo by Auditi Guha/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Shabir...
US aid cuts curb journalists' access to vital health data in Africa
International Journalists' Network
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Scientists and researchers working in global health have called for the restoration of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, which tracks health-related data in over 90 low- and middle-income countries. In its 40-year history, the...
General International Travel Advisory
JD Supra - California
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June 23, 2025
If you are not a U.S. citizen, travel outside the United States entails some chance that you will not be allowed to re-enter. This chance is quite small for permanent residents and, keeping in mind that about 100,000 foreign nationals enter the...